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The United States comprises 50 states, each with its own culture, laws, and socioeconomic conditions that can greatly affect health. Varying greatly between the states, access to health care and job...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines life expectancy at birth as “the average number of years a group of infants would live if they were to experience throughout life the age-...
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There is no shortage of advice on how to live a long and healthy life. But while some lifestyle factors such as keeping active, not smoking, and eating a balanced diet are under our control, others...
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Psoriasis is one of the most common skin diseases, afflicting about 2% to 3% of the population. Here is what it is and how to recognize it.
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Since 2010, the odds of dying young in the United States have risen at an alarming pace. According to figures from the U.S. Social Security Administration’s actuarial life tables, the odds of...
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For much of 2020, many American mothers-to-be were hesitant to carry pregnancies to term as COVID-19 vaccines had yet to be developed and distributed, hospitals were filling with infected patients...
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Access to clean water is limited in many nations around the world, but even in the United States, water quality is an issue. Contamination from chemical toxins, heavy metals, and microbial pathogens...
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The hands and feet are complicated parts of the body. A foot has 28 bones, 30 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The hand has approximately 29 major and minor bones, 29 major...
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About one in 10 Americans, or 34.2 million people, live with diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data through 2018. Other findings from the data show that one in...
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Obesity, which is defined as having a body mass index over 30, is associated with a higher risk for developing several serious conditions, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain types...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. West Virginia is the most obese state in America, according to the Centers for...
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The federal government officially ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on Thursday, May 11, more than three years after the outbreak caused massive disruption in the U.S. Various...
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Deaths in the U.S. have skyrocketed over the last several years. While the U.S. population rose just 1.4% from 2018 to 2021, the number of deaths rose 22.0% – the largest increase in mortality in...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. Cancer is a disease that has been with us for a long time, and it is still a...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. Some of the most common cancers in the U.S. also have some of the highest...
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